How Much Does Lasik Cost?
The world has moved from one technologically advanced phase to another over the last few decades. Why should medical tests, surgical procedures and treatments be left behind? As a result more and more people who are in need of visual corrections can use laser eye surgery to remove their contact lenses. One such procedure is the lasik eye surgery and the lasik eye surgery cost is dependent on many factors. Universally the lasik eye surgery cost is quoted per eye.
You may have seen advertisements in newspapers, magazines, on television, billboards etc which say "LASIK SURGERY for $600 per eye." But is this really the case? Of course lasik eye surgery cost can be $600 but it is not necessary that this option is open for you. According to reports, only 3% of lasik eye surgery is carried out for less than $1000 per eye.
There are many centers, where the lasik eye surgery cost is quite low or the surgeons offer bargains on the laser eye surgery used for removing the need of contact lenses or glasses. In such cases, you need to read everything in the fine print because that’s where most of the hidden costs lie. Although the lasik eye surgery cost has stabilized since 2006. According to industry sources, the average cost of getting this laser eye surgery was $1,950 by the third quarter of 2006 after rising from 2002. In 2002, the average lasik eye surgery cost was between $1,150 and $1,600 and in 2003 it went up to $1,700 and by the end of 2004, the average was at an astounding $1,800.
The average lasik eye surgery cost rose due to the increasing number of people who wanted to get this laser eye surgery done so that they don’t have to wear the lenses anymore, which can be irritating at times. It is seen that the wavefront lasik is more expensive than the traditional lasik. The reason is that the wavefront or custom lasik surgery uses the Intralase technology, which adds to the procedure cost.
The Intralase technology is actually a new technology in which a surgeon creates the LASIK flap with a laser instead of using the microkeratome. This increases the lasik eye surgery costs by $250 to $500 per eye. The price has been kept deliberately high so that the surgeons and the eye centers offering this technology can cover the cost of the expensive technology and equipments. The cost of the entire procedure is also dependent on use various technologies for this laser eye surgery like eye tracking, measurement of corneal thickness, tear film analysis, corneal topography etc.
The most important point to remember here is that if you have decided to go for the surgery then consult a good eye doctor and go to a reputable place even if it costs more because vision is an integral part of you. Don’t just call into the lure of removing glasses or lenses using laser.
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